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Graveyard

Haroldstown, County Carlow, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Haroldstown, County Carlow, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Haroldstown
County
Carlow
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Grave Yard
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
52.85002, -6.65143
SMR number
CW004-038002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Square-shaped graveyard (map dims. Max N-S c. 37m; max E-W c. 36m) with foundations of simple rectangular church (CW004-083001-) aligned E-W just N of centre. The graveyard is enclosed by a granite dry-stone wall, 5 courses high with rounded angles. A cross-inscribed pillar (CW004-038003-) is located immediately SE of the church and there is portion of a moulded granite jamb in the graveyard. There are a number of 20th-century headstones with pseudo-Celtic crosses at the apex of the headstone in the graveyard, mostly located N and SE of the church, with some headstones on the raised interior. The most recent burial identified was in 2002. Adjacent to castle (CW004-036----) and possible abbey (CW004-037----).

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of revised upload: 7 June 2017

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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